“Unnecessary Care: Are Doctors In Denial, and Is Profit Driven Health Care To Blame?“, is the title of a feature article in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) published on 10/2/12. The article is about a newly launched movement by medical doctors challenging the basic assumption in U.S. healthcare, that more is better.

• High numbers of questionable surgeries.
• Unproven treatment modalities.
• Unnecessary interventions cost between $250 to $800 billion annually.
• Overly aggressive treatment causes 30,000 deaths annually. Continue reading “Health Care To Die For: More Isn’t Better”